Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Unique; not capable of being done or occurring again: Describes something that is one of a kind, singular, or cannot be replicated due to its specific circumstances or nature.
   • Not fit or suitable to be repeated or quoted: Describes something, often speech, that is too offensive, vulgar, or inappropriate to be said again or shared with others.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Unique):
  • The concert was an unrepeatable experience, a perfect combination of music and atmosphere.
  • Each snowflake is an unrepeatable work of art.
• Adjective (Not fit to be repeated):
  • He muttered some unrepeatable insults under his breath.
  • The joke was funny but sadly unrepeatable in polite company.

Advanced Usage

• "an unrepeatable offer": A special deal or opportunity that is available only once and will not be offered again.
  • This is an unrepeatable offer, so you should take advantage of it now.
• "in unrepeatable terms": Using language that is too offensive or strong to be quoted directly.
  • He expressed his disapproval in unrepeatable terms.

Variants and Related Words

• Repeatable (adj): The direct opposite, meaning capable of being done again or fit to be repeated.
  • The experiment must be repeatable to be considered valid science.
• Uniqueness (n): The quality of being the only one of its kind.
  • The uniqueness of her talent was undeniable.

Synonyms

• Unique: Being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else.
• Inimitable: So good or unusual as to be impossible to copy; matchless.
• Unquotable: Not suitable or fit to be quoted.
• Off-color: Slightly indecent or vulgar, and therefore unsuitable for polite conversation.

Antonyms

• Repeatable: Able to be done or said again.
• Commonplace: Not unusual; ordinary.
• Quotable: Suitable or interesting enough to be quoted.

Adjective

1. unique
   • dogs and mice and flies are as unrepeatable as men are- Theodosius Dobzhansky
2. not able or fit to be repeated or quoted
   • what he said was funny but unquotable